Presence of Mind: Education and the Politics of Deception: A Dialogue with Pepi Leistyna.

McLaren, Peter

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Publication Date: 2000

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Presence of Mind: Education and the Politics of Deception: A Dialogue with Pepi Leistyna.

McLaren, Peter

International Journal of Educational Reform, v9 n3 p261-67 Jul 2000

Pepi Leistyna's book "Presence of Mind" discusses how schools of education deter teachers from understanding the world's complex political, historical, social, and economic realities. Educators must develop what C. Wright Mills called the "sociological imagination." Developing critical consciousness and varied, multicultural literacies is essential. (MLH)

Descriptors: Critical Theory, Economic Factors, Elementary Secondary Education, Language Variation, Multicultural Education, Political Power, Power Structure, Semantics, Social Change, Social Theories, Teacher Education, Theory Practice Relationship

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Language: English

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